1.9.6
2021-11-16
String Scores, Tags, and Feedback!
String Scores: String Scores measure the tone of news articles by analyzing their words. Positive words such as "good" and "happy" make the score more positive while negative words such as "bad" and "sad" make the score more negative.
Tags: Quickly view articles about a specific topic by tapping on a tag. Tags are automatically generated based on article headlines.
Feedback: Tap the icon in the top right on the Home tab to leave feedback. All feedback is greatly appreciated!
1.9.5
2021-11-11
String Scores, Tags, and Feedback!
String Scores: String Scores measure the tone of news articles by analyzing their words. Positive words such as "good" and "happy" make the score more positive while negative words such as "bad" and "sad" make the score more negative.
Tags: Quickly view articles about a specific topic by tapping on a tag. Tags are automatically generated based on article headlines.
Feedback: Tap the icon in the top right on the Home tab to leave feedback. All feedback is greatly appreciated!
1.9.2
2021-11-02
The String team is prioritizing user feedback to improve existing features and make more informed decisions about new features!
The header at the top of the Home tab has been redesigned to make it easier to access the Explore feed and leave feedback. Quickly leave feedback by tapping the feedback icon at the top right of the Home tab!
1.9.1
2021-10-11
Welcome to the best version of String to date. We've listened to your feedback and are working hard to make String the best possible experience for reading and sharing the news.
Here's what's new:
• Notification improvements
• Better, faster, and more reliable
• Monthly featured sources
• Augmented user engagement metrics
• Minor UI/UX changes
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.9.0
2021-10-05
Welcome to the best version of String to date. We've listened to your feedback and are working hard to make String the best possible experience for reading and sharing the news.
Here's what's new:
• Better, faster, and more reliable
• Monthly featured sources
• Augmented user engagement metrics
• Minor UI/UX changes
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8.5
2021-09-17
Welcome to the best version of String to date. We've listened to your feedback and are working hard to make String the best possible experience for reading and sharing the news.
Here's what's new:
• Better, faster, and more reliable
• Infrastructure swap
• New Explore Page
• Monthly featured sources
• Profile sharing
• Submit feedback in Settings
• Push notification bug fixes and improvements
• Activity and Profile tab auto-refreshing
• Augmented user engagement metrics
• General bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8
2021-09-09
Welcome to the best version of String to date. We've listened to your feedback and are working hard to make String the best possible experience for reading and sharing the news.
Here's what's new:
• Better, faster, and more reliable
• Infrastructure swap
• New Explore Page
• Monthly featured sources
• Profile sharing
• Submit feedback in Settings
• Push notification bug fixes and improvements
• Activity and Profile tab auto-refreshing
• Augmented user engagement metrics
• General bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7
2021-08-14
Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.1
2021-07-20
Big Updates:
• Light mode
• Activity screen for viewing new and previous notifications
• Breaking News notifications will now provide related articles
• Shareable profile links
• Profile redesign
• Tap the home icon to scroll to the top
• Loading progress bar for article websites
• Login, onboarding, and log out bug fixes
• Stability improvements
Small Updates:
• Onboarding Sources and Search Sources list has been updated
• Search bar text adapts to the selected tab (articles, sources, or users)
• Empty states for profiles, notifications, and saved articles
• Tap the top of your screen to scroll to the top
• Search performance improvements
• Minor UI adjustments
• Bug fixes
1.6.0
2021-07-08
Big Updates:
• Light mode
• Activity screen for viewing new and previous notifications
• Breaking News notifications will now provide related articles
• Shareable profile links
• Profile redesign
• Tap the home icon to scroll to the top
• Loading progress bar for article websites
• Login, onboarding, and log out bug fixes
• Stability improvements
Small Updates:
• Onboarding Sources and Search Sources list has been updated
• Search bar text adapts to the selected tab (articles, sources, or users)
• Empty states for profiles, notifications, and saved articles
• Tap the top of your screen to scroll to the top
• Search performance improvements
• Minor UI adjustments
• Bug fixes
1.4.5
2021-06-15
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.4
2021-06-04
• Links to shared articles now display the article's title and image.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.
1.2
2021-05-24
• Switching tabs is now much faster
• Scrolling through feeds is now faster and smoother
• Your positions in the For You, Timeline, Search, Bookmarks, and Profile feeds now persist
• Article comment sections have been revamped
• Notifications for when other users like articles you have shared
• UI adjustments and improvements
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.1
2021-04-02
• You will now see the articles your friends share in the For You feed
• Bug fixes and improvements
1.0.2
2021-03-26
The String team is working hard to push updates frequently!
• Added a message to new user onboarding describing For You and Timeline
• You can now tap on profiles on the comments screen
• Sending article links has been fixed
• You can now view who liked and shared an article
• Tap the String logo to quickly scroll to the top
• Added the Share screen
• Fixed swiping to go back from the Followers, Following, and Sources screen
• Added empty state graphics and text for Saved and Shared articles
• Other bug fixes and improvements
1.0.1
2021-03-25
The String team is working hard to push updates on a frequent basis! We are continuously working to improve String to better its user experience and make it the best place to read, share, and discuss news.
• Added a message to new user onboarding describing For You and Timeline
• You can now tap on profiles on the comments screen
• Sending article links has been fixed
• You can now view who liked and shared an article
• Tap the String logo to quickly scroll to the top
• Added the Share screen
• Fixed swiping to go back from the Followers, Following, and Sources screen
• Added empty state graphics and text for Saved and Shared articles
• Other bug fixes and improvements